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Tiny Homes Are Big in Texas—and They’re Selling ‘Rapidly’ (www.realtor.com)

submitted 11 hours ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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What in the dystopian hell?! 350-square-foot tiny homes...

"You can rent the homes out, cover your mortgage, and get income each month," he notes. "Those homes can be leased out for a minimum of $1,300 a month."

Mata says investors rushed in from all over the country, especially from California.

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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 5 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

If these were ADU's or something similar, I'd respect them more. This just looks like typical suburbia but with tiny homes.

I question why this couldn't be a set of apartments.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 4 points 6 hours ago

I question why this couldn’t be a set of apartments.

Yeah, apartment/condo buildings should be the goto rather than tiny homes. The "shared walls" issue is really a "stop cheaping out on sound insulation" issue.

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 hours ago

I question why this couldn't be a set of apartments

Zoning laws, these could still qualify as free standing single family housing, which in Texas is probably required for most suburbs.